repair burnt spots on lanolium flooring
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03-15-00, 01:10 PM
#4
03-30-00, 04:39 PM
OK, sounds repairable to me.
First, you'll have to remove the fridge so you can get at the floor.
Cut out a piece of floor from under the fridge that is larger than the area you want to repair. Hopefully, there's a pattern to the floor with straight lines in the pattern. You'll want to take the patch from an area behind the front wheels. This way, when you roll the fridge back, you won't be rolling over a narrow patch. Cut out the piece that goes all the way back to the wall.
Now, take the large patch piece and lay it over the floor going beyond the damaged area. Now, using a shop knife with a NEW blade, cut the patch and floor below. This way, both pieces are cut together and the patch will fit exactly into the hole you create. Make sure you cut through two layers of flooring. Don't try to cut along the line of the patch piece, you'll never ever get it exactly right. If you cut both pieces and are a little crooked, the top piece will fall into the hole below exactly.
Using the correct adhesive for the type of flooring, secure the patch in the hole. If you do this right, you'll never see the patch. Now, take the burned piece of floor and secure it at the back of the patch and you have your full floor back with the burns under the fridge where nobody can see them.
Make sure you wait 24 hours before you put the fridge back so the adhesive has a chance to set up. Otherwise, you run the risk of destroying your patch job.
Hope this helps.
Ted
First, you'll have to remove the fridge so you can get at the floor.
Cut out a piece of floor from under the fridge that is larger than the area you want to repair. Hopefully, there's a pattern to the floor with straight lines in the pattern. You'll want to take the patch from an area behind the front wheels. This way, when you roll the fridge back, you won't be rolling over a narrow patch. Cut out the piece that goes all the way back to the wall.
Now, take the large patch piece and lay it over the floor going beyond the damaged area. Now, using a shop knife with a NEW blade, cut the patch and floor below. This way, both pieces are cut together and the patch will fit exactly into the hole you create. Make sure you cut through two layers of flooring. Don't try to cut along the line of the patch piece, you'll never ever get it exactly right. If you cut both pieces and are a little crooked, the top piece will fall into the hole below exactly.
Using the correct adhesive for the type of flooring, secure the patch in the hole. If you do this right, you'll never see the patch. Now, take the burned piece of floor and secure it at the back of the patch and you have your full floor back with the burns under the fridge where nobody can see them.
Make sure you wait 24 hours before you put the fridge back so the adhesive has a chance to set up. Otherwise, you run the risk of destroying your patch job.
Hope this helps.
Ted
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12-12-05, 05:30 PM
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You need to use a piece of vinyl leftover frem the original install. You can in no way, shape or form cut a piece from under the fridge and reuse it for patching material with nay success. Besides vinyl under a fridge is usually discolored.
